{"id":25758,"date":"2025-10-18T07:13:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T07:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/10\/18\/winner-of-the-2025-daytime-emmys\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T07:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T07:13:45","slug":"winner-of-the-2025-daytime-emmys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/10\/18\/winner-of-the-2025-daytime-emmys\/","title":{"rendered":"Winner of the 2025 Daytime Emmys"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction to the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmys<\/h2>\n<p>The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmys, a night dedicated to celebrating the best in daytime television, concluded on Friday in Pasadena, California. Hosted by Mario Lopez at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, the event saw ABC&#8217;s &quot;General Hospital&quot; take home the award for Best Drama Series, marking its second consecutive win.<\/p>\n<h2>Top Winners of the Night<\/h2>\n<p>&quot;General Hospital&quot; led the pack with several wins, including the prestigious Best Drama Series award. It topped a category that included this year&#8217;s leading nominee, &quot;The Young and the Restless,&quot; and Peacock&#8217;s &quot;Days of Our Lives.&quot; Notably, &quot;General Hospital&quot; won the first seven trophies of the night.<\/p>\n<h2>Outstanding Performances<\/h2>\n<p>In the Lead Actress category, Nancy Lee Grahn won her third Emmy for her role as Alexis Davis in &quot;General Hospital.&quot; Paul Telfer took home the award for Lead Actor for his portrayal of Xander Kiriakis in &quot;Days of Our Lives.&quot; Supporting actor categories saw wins for Susan Walters from &quot;The Young and the Restless&quot; and Jonathan Jackson from &quot;General Hospital.&quot; Lisa Yamada of &quot;The Bold and the Beautiful&quot; was recognized as the Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series.<\/p>\n<h2>Daytime Talk Series and More<\/h2>\n<p>&quot;Live with Kelly &amp; Mark&quot; surpassed last year&#8217;s winner, &quot;The Kelly Clarkson Show,&quot; to win in the Daytime Talk Series category. Drew Barrymore accepted the trophy for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host. Syndicated shows had a strong night, with &quot;Live with Kelly &amp; Mark&quot; and &quot;Hot Bench&quot; among the winners. Netflix led all platforms with nine wins, followed closely by ABC with eight wins.<\/p>\n<h2>Additional Wins and Recognitions<\/h2>\n<p>Other notable wins include &quot;The Secret Life of Animals&quot; taking home three Emmys, including Outstanding Science and Nature Program, and &quot;The Drew Barrymore Show&quot; winning for Outstanding Directing Team for a Multi-Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program. &quot;Entertainment Tonight&quot; won in the Entertainment News Series and Daytime Personality \u2013 Daily categories. Kardea Brown from &quot;Delicious Miss Brown&quot; was awarded Outstanding Culinary Host.<\/p>\n<h2>Full List of Winners<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Drama Series<\/strong>: General Hospital (ABC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series<\/strong>: Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis, General Hospital (ABC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Culinary Educational Series<\/strong>: Delicious Miss Brown, Food Network<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series<\/strong>: Paul Telfer as Xander Kiriakis, Days of Our Lives (Peacock)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Daytime Talk Series<\/strong>: Live with Kelly and Mark, Disney Entertainment Distribution<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Culinary Host<\/strong>: Kardea Brown, Delicious Miss Brown, Food Network<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Directing Team for a Multi-Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program<\/strong>: The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Legal\/Courtroom Program<\/strong>: Hot Bench, CBS Media Ventures<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Younger Talent in a Daytime Drama Series<\/strong>: Lisa Yamada as Luna Nozawa, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Lighting Direction<\/strong>: The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series<\/strong>: General Hospital, ABC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Entertainment News Series<\/strong>: Entertainment Tonight, CBS Media Ventures<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Daytime Personality \u2013 Daily<\/strong>: Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith &amp; Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight, CBS Media Ventures<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Daily Special<\/strong>: Disney Parks Magical Christmas Parade, ABC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup<\/strong>: The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Regional Content in a Daytime Genre<\/strong>: createdID | SARA: A life in dreams and symbols, Idaho Public Television<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Culinary Culture Series<\/strong>: On the hunt for flavor with Carla Hall, HBO | Max<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Host of a Daytime Talk Series<\/strong>: Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show, CBS Media Ventures<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Camera Work<\/strong>: National Parks: USA, National Geographic<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Teaching\/How-To Program<\/strong>: Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse, Magnolia Network<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Personality in a Daytime \u2013 Not Daily<\/strong>: Sir David Attenborough, Secret Lives of Orangutans, Netflix<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Costume Design\/Styling<\/strong>: General Hospital, ABC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Non-Fiction Program<\/strong>: Black Barbie, Netflix<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series<\/strong>: Jonathan Jackson as Lucky Spencer, General Hospital (ABC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Lifestyle Program<\/strong>: You are what you eat: A twin experiment, Netflix<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Programming<\/strong>: Black Barbie, Netflix<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Casting<\/strong>: Days of Our Lives, Peacock<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Art Direction\/Set Design\/Scenic Design<\/strong>: Secrets of the Terracotta Warriors, Netflix<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series<\/strong>: Susan Walters as Diane Jenkins Abbott, The Young and the Restless (CBS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program<\/strong>: Expedition unknown, Discovery Channel<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Multi-Camera Editing<\/strong>: Resurrected Rides, Netflix<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Directing Team for a Single-Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program<\/strong>: Secret Lives of Orangutans, Netflix<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Science and Nature Program<\/strong>: The secret life of animals, Apple TV+<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Music Direction and Composition<\/strong>: Secret Lives of Orangutans, Netflix<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Live Sound Mixing and Sound Editing<\/strong>: The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Single Camera Editing<\/strong>: The secret life of animals, Apple TV+<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outstanding Short Form Program<\/strong>: Ballin&#8217; 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Hosted by Mario Lopez at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, the event saw ABC&#8217;s &quot;General Hospital&quot; take home the award for Best Drama Series, marking its second consecutive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[15741,15786,1081,1917,647,15749,15770,4325,15773,15739,15760,15756,15733,15734,15755,15779,15781,10390,15768,15762,5131,3363,15753,15780,15771,15759,15737,15785,15763,12624,15787,15750,15769,15745,15754,15764,15783,13056,15774,15772,15735,15752,15740,15534,489,15766,13926,15784,15736,1017,15742,11784,700,15757,15776,15765,15777,15782,6263,15758,15744,15761,538,15778,15746,15751,15748,15747,15738,15767,15743,15775],"class_list":{"0":"post-25758","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-film-tv","8":"tag-alexis-davis-general-hospital","9":"tag-alley-mills","10":"tag-apple-inc","11":"tag-barbie","12":"tag-black-comedy","13":"tag-broadcast-syndication","14":"tag-carla-hall","15":"tag-casting-performing-arts","16":"tag-david-attenborough","17":"tag-days-of-our-lives","18":"tag-daytime-emmy-award-for-outstanding-legal-courtroom-program","19":"tag-daytime-emmy-award-for-outstanding-lifestyle-culinary-show-host","20":"tag-daytime-emmy-awards","21":"tag-daytime-television","22":"tag-delicious-miss-brown","23":"tag-diane-jenkins","24":"tag-discovery-channel","25":"tag-disney-entertainment","26":"tag-disney-experiences","27":"tag-dragon-tales","28":"tag-drew-barrymore","29":"tag-emmy-awards","30":"tag-entertainment-tonight","31":"tag-expedition-unknown","32":"tag-fixer-upper-tv-series","33":"tag-food-network","34":"tag-general-hospital","35":"tag-graphic-design","36":"tag-greys-anatomy","37":"tag-guest-appearance","38":"tag-heather-webber-general-hospital","39":"tag-hot-bench","40":"tag-idaho-public-television","41":"tag-jonathan-jackson-actor","42":"tag-kardea-brown","43":"tag-kevin-frazier","44":"tag-live-sound-mixing","45":"tag-live-with-kelly-and-mark","46":"tag-lucky-spencer","47":"tag-magnolia-network","48":"tag-mario-lopez","49":"tag-multiple-camera-setup","50":"tag-nancy-lee-grahn","51":"tag-national-geographic","52":"tag-netflix","53":"tag-nischelle-turner","54":"tag-non-fiction","55":"tag-outsports","56":"tag-pasadena-convention-center","57":"tag-pasadena-california","58":"tag-paul-telfer-actor","59":"tag-peacock-streaming-service","60":"tag-popular-culture","61":"tag-primetime-emmy-award-for-outstanding-drama-series","62":"tag-primetime-emmy-awards","63":"tag-rachel-smith","64":"tag-scenic-design","65":"tag-single-camera-setup","66":"tag-soap-opera","67":"tag-soap-opera-digest-award-for-outstanding-lead-actress-in-a-daytime-drama","68":"tag-susan-walters","69":"tag-television-director","70":"tag-television-show","71":"tag-terracotta-army","72":"tag-the-bold-and-the-beautiful","73":"tag-the-drew-barrymore-show","74":"tag-the-kelly-clarkson-show","75":"tag-the-talk-talk-show","76":"tag-the-young-and-the-restless","77":"tag-turner-entertainment","78":"tag-xander-kiriakis","79":"tag-you-are-what-you-eat"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25758"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25760,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25758\/revisions\/25760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}